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St. Clair, Sally.
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Title
St. Clair, Sally.
Alternate title
The maiden warrior.
Publisher
[Boston : s.n.]
Date
[1856?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; 9.9 x 14.2 cm.
Description
Full-length recumbent portrait of the American woman from South Carolina who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army; her sex was not discovered until after she died in battle (either in 1782 or 1778).
Notes
In Chapin, J.R. The historical picture gallery (Boston, 1856), p. 407.
Genre
Engravings -- 1850-1859.
Portrait prints -- 1850-1859.
Subject
St. Clare, Sally -- Portraits.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women.
Women.
Cross-dressing.
Queer history.
Gender non-conforming people.
Gender-nonconforming people.
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